Multipurpose cargo net and hook system

ABSTRACT

A cargo management system for a vehicle includes a first pair, a second pair, and a third pair of anchors. The first and second pairs of anchors are positioned adjacent each other and the third pair of anchors is positioned remote from the first pair. The system further includes a flexible substrate having a first pair of attachment features coupleable with the first pair of anchors and a second pair of attachment features selectively coupleable with the second pair or third pair of anchors.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to a cargo management system fora motor vehicle. In particular the system includes a plurality ofanchors for supporting a multi-use substrate in a number of positions.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Motor vehicles and, in particular, automobiles often include adesignated area for the storage of items, such as a trunk of a sedan orcoupe or a partitioned area of a utility vehicle. Such cargo areas oftenoffer very little, if anything to retain objects in a particularposition therein, often leading to items shifting, rolling, or fallingover within the cargo area during movement of the vehicle. Such movementcan result in damage to objects or spilling of objects out of fallencontainers and the scattering thereof about the cargo area.

Various devices have been included in some cargo areas to help retainobjects therein. These devices can include cargo nets, which are affixedto the floor of a cargo area and often include a stretchable netdesigned to retain objects thereunder. Still further, various dividersand organizers have been incorporated into cargo areas to help preventobjects from shifting. However, none of such previously-developeddevices offer a user thereof the ability to adjust the componentsthereof to accommodate both the object to be retained or to fit theparticular space of the cargo area. Further, such previous devices areonly capable of carrying out a single, designated function, meaning thatfor a user to have different storage options, multiple devices must bemade available. Accordingly, further development is desired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to one aspect of the present invention, a cargo managementsystem for a vehicle includes a first pair, a second pair, and a thirdpair of anchors. The first and second pairs of anchors are positionedadjacent each other and the third pair of anchors is positioned remotefrom the first pair. The system further includes a flexible substratehaving a first pair of attachment features coupleable with the firstpair of anchors and a second pair of attachment features selectivelycoupleable with the second pair or third pair of anchors.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a cargo anchorincludes a base defining a first surface and a body extending in a longdirection along a path between first and second ends. Each end iscoupled with the first surface of the base such that the body defines aclosed loop therewith, and the path defines an upwardly-extending middleportion spaced apart from and extending along the first surface todefine a hook including a portion of the closed loop.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a cargo managementsystem includes a cargo anchor including a body extending between firstand second ends and defining a hook profile along a first planeperpendicular to an axis extending between the first and second ends anda closed loop profile along a second plane parallel to the axis. Thesystem further includes a substrate having an attachment feature with afirst portion coupleable with the anchor profile and a second portioncoupleable with the loop profile.

These and other aspects, objects, and features of the present inventionwill be understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art uponstudying the following specification, claims, and appended drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a vehicle interiorincluding a cargo management system;

FIG. 2 is a top elevational view of a cargo net used in the system ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side plan view of a portion of the system of FIG. 1 in afirst arrangement;

FIG. 4 is a side plan view of a portion of the system of FIG. 1 in asecond arrangement;

FIG. 5 is a side plan view of a portion of the system of FIG. 1 in athird arrangement;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the vehicle interior ofFIG. 1, including the cargo management system thereof in a furtherarrangement thereof;

FIG. 7A is a front elevational view of a hook that can be used inconnection with the cargo management system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7B is a side view of the hook of FIG. 7A;

FIG. 7C is a perspective view of the hook of FIG. 7A;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the hook of FIGS. 7A-7C coupled with anattachment feature in a first arrangement;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the hook of FIGS. 7A-7C coupled with anattachment feature in a second arrangement;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view of the exterior of a vehicle with acargo management system of FIG. 1 in a further alternative arrangement;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view of the exterior of a vehicle with acargo management system of FIG. 1 in a still further alternativearrangement;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a portion of the vehicle interior ofFIG. 1, including the cargo management system thereof in a furtherarrangement;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a portion of the vehicle interior ofFIG. 1, including the cargo management system thereof in a still furtherarrangement; and

FIG. 14 is a top elevational view of an alternative cargo net useable ina cargo management system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

For purposes of description herein, the terms “upper,” “lower,” “right,”“left,” “rear,” “front,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” “interior,”“exterior,” and derivatives thereof shall relate to the invention asoriented in FIG. 1. However, it is to be understood that the inventionmay assume various alternative orientations, except where expresslyspecified to the contrary. It is also to be understood that the specificdevices and processes illustrated in the attached drawing, and describedin the following specification are simply exemplary embodiments of theinventive concepts defined in the appended claims. Hence, specificdimensions and other physical characteristics relating to theembodiments disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting,unless the claims expressly state otherwise. Additionally, unlessotherwise specified, it is to be understood that discussion of aparticular feature of component extending in or along a given directionor the like does not mean that the feature or component follows astraight line or axis in such a direction or that it only extends insuch direction or on such a plane without other directional componentsor deviations, unless otherwise specified.

Referring to FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 generally designates a cargomanagement system for a vehicle 14. Cargo management system 10 includesa first pair of anchors 18, a second pair of anchors 20 and a third pairof anchors 22, with the first 18 and second 20 pairs of anchorspositioned adjacent each other and the third pair of anchors 22positioned remote from the first pair of anchors 18. Cargo managementsystem 10 further includes a flexible substrate 24 having a first pairof attachment features 26 coupleable with the first pair of anchors 18,and a second pair of attachment features 28 selectively coupleable withthe second pair of anchors 20 or the third pair of anchors 22.

As further shown in FIG. 1, each of the first, second, and third pairsof anchors 18, 20, and 22, includes a first anchor 18 a, 20 a, and 22 adisposed on a first lateral side 30 of cargo area 12 of vehicle 14 and asecond anchor 18 b, 20 b, and 22 b disposed on a second side 32 of cargoarea 12. As illustrated, the respective first side 30 and second side 32of cargo area 12 can be defined on interior vehicle panels associatedwith cargo area 12 and the respective anchors 18, 20, and 22 can bedisposed thereon by coupling with such panels, or with adjacent supportstructures therefor, including portions of the body (not shown) ofvehicle 14. As further illustrated, respective ones of the various pairsof anchors 18, 20, and 22 can be laterally aligned with one anotheralong the respective sides 30 and 32 of cargo area 12 on which they aredisposed. That is, each of anchors 18 a and 18 b can be positioned at agenerally equal distance from cargo opening 16 in the direction from theback of the vehicle 14 to the front of vehicle 14, and can be positionedin a generally identical vertical position with respect to vehicle 14.Similarly, second anchors 20 a and 20 b can be similarly positioned tolaterally align across cargo area 12, as can third anchors 22 a and 22b, by being similarly disposed along the respective sides 30 and 32 ofcargo area 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, substrate 24 can be generally rectangularly shapedwith first and second longitudinal sides 34 and 36 defining a first sideof the rectangle (long sides, as depicted in FIG. 2), and first andsecond lateral sides 38 and 40 (short sides, as depicted in FIG. 2)bounding the remaining portions thereof and respectively intersectingthe longitudinal sides 34 and 36 at corners of the substrate 24.Respective ones of first pair of attachment features 26 can bepositioned at corners formed by the intersection of the first and secondlateral sides 38 and 40 with first longitudinal side 34. Similarly,respective ones of second attachment features 28 can be positioned atopposite corners of substrate 24 located at the intersection of firstlateral side 38 and second lateral side 40 respectively with secondlongitudinal side 36. As shown in FIG. 1, respective ones of firstattachment features 26 can, accordingly, be affixed with one each offirst anchors 18 a and 18 b such that first longitudinal side 34 ofsubstrate 24 extends laterally across cargo area 12 between firstanchors 18 a and 18 b. Similarly, in a first configuration shown in FIG.1, respective ones of the second attachment features 28 can be affixedto one each of the third anchors 22 a and 22 b with second longitudinalside 36 of substrate 24 extending laterally along cargo area 12 betweenthird anchors 22 a and 22 b. As such, substrate 24 as a whole issuspended within cargo area 12 and extends laterally across cargo area12 and also at least partially along cargo area 12 in a direction fromthe front of the vehicle 14 to the rear of the vehicle 14. As such, in afirst configuration, shown in FIG. 1, when affixed between first anchors18 and third anchors 22 substrate 24 can serve as a cargo cover for aportion of cargo area 12 such that substrate 24 can generally obscurecontents of cargo area 12 from view from the exterior of vehicle 14.

As also shown in FIG. 1, substrate 24 can be used in the second positionwith one each of first attachment features 26 still coupled with firstanchors 18 a and 18 b, but with second attachment features 28respectively coupled with one each of second anchors 20 a and 20 b. Asmentioned above, second anchors 20 a and 20 b are positionedrespectively along first and second sides 30 and 32 of cargo area 12 inpositions longitudinally adjacent to the corresponding first anchors 18a and 18 b. As such, when substrate 24 is coupled with first anchors 18and second anchors 20, first and second longitudinal sides 34 and 36 ofsubstrate 24 extend laterally across cargo area 12 in locations that arelongitudinally adjacent to each other. For example, a distance 19between first anchors 18 and second anchors 20 along the respectivesides 30 and 32 of cargo area 12 can be between about 25 mm and 50 mm.When in such a position, the portions of substrate 24 between first andsecond longitudinal sides 34 and 36 will generally depend downwardlybetween first anchors 18 and second anchors 20, as well as between firstand second longitudinal sides 34 and 36. In such a configuration,substrate 24 can be used as a cargo pouch, with longitudinal sides 34and 36 defining adjacent, upper edges thereof, such that loose objectscan be placed therein to be held in position, or tall objects can beheld therein in a generally vertical position.

To facilitate the usability of substrate 24 in both the cargo coverposition, wherein second attachment features 28 are coupled with thirdanchors 22, and the pouch configuration, wherein second attachmentfeatures 28 are coupled with second anchors 20, the distances betweenfirst anchors 18 and both second anchors 20 and third anchors 22 can bebased, at least partially, on length 50 of substrate 24. For example, asshown in FIG. 3 each of first anchors 18, second anchors 20, and thirdanchors 22 can be positioned above floor 51 at a height 54 that is equalto at least one-half of length 50. Such a configuration allows forsubstrate 24 to depend freely from first and second attachment features26 and 28 without interfering with floor 51 when second attachmentfeatures 28 are coupled with second anchors 20. Further, third anchors22 can be spaced apart from first anchors 18 at a distance 52 that isapproximately equal to length 50 of substrate 24. This can provide foran arrangement in which substrate 24 is generally taught as it extendsover cargo area 12 in the cargo cover position, as shown in FIG. 4. Inan embodiment, substrate 24 can have a length of between about 60 cm and100 cm and distance 52 between first anchors 18 and third anchors 22 canbe substantially equal thereto (+/−10%, e.g.) and each of anchors 18,20, and 22 can be positioned along the respective sides 30 and 32 at acorresponding height 54 of between about 30 cm and 50 cm (+/−10%). Therespective spacing between anchors 18, 20, and 22 may vary in otherexamples from the ranges listed herein, but may, nonetheless, reflectsimilar coordination with the size of substrate 24 and the correspondingspacing of attachment features 26 and 28. In the examples shown in FIGS.3 and 4, the height 54 of anchors 18, 20, and 22 can be such thatanchors 18, 20, and 22 are positioned below a window 48 within cargoarea 12. Such a window 48 can be present, for example, in the cargo area12 of a utility vehicle, station wagon, or the like. Accordingly,substrate 24, when used in the cargo net position as shown in FIG. 4,can obscure otherwise visible objects within cargo area 12.

As shown in FIG. 5, system 10 can further include an additional set ofanchors 56 with two anchors 56 each positioned along floor 51 on bothfirst side 30 and second side 32 of cargo area 12. As such, one each ofattachment features 26 and 28 can be coupled with respective ones offloor anchors 56 such that substrate 24 extends laterally across cargoarea 12 adjacent to floor 51 and along at least a portion of length ofcargo area 12. As shown in FIG. 5, ones of floor anchors 56 along thesame side, first side 30 or second side 32, of cargo area 12 can bespaced apart along the length of cargo area 12 by the same distance 52as third anchors 22 from first anchors 18. Such an arrangement can allowfor a substrate 24 to act as a cargo net, able to receive items betweensubstrate 24 and floor 51 to generally maintain a position of suchobjects within cargo area 12.

As further shown in FIG. 1, system 10 can include a fourth pair ofanchors 44 with one anchor each 44 a and 44 b disposed along oppositessides 30 and 32 of cargo area 12 at a location remote from cargo opening16 and beyond first anchors 18, second anchors 20 and third anchors 22.As shown in FIG. 1, fourth anchors 44 can be positioned within anexpansion area 42 of vehicle 14 that can be occupied by seats 43 thatcan be foldable so as to be capable of being selectively be occupied bypassengers of vehicle 14 or stowed such that area 42 can be used forvehicle cargo. As such fourth anchors 44 can be coupled with secondattachment features 28 of substrate 24 to support substrate 24 in theposition of a cargo cover extending at least partially within cargoexpansion area 42. In the example shown in FIG. 1, substrate 24 can beconfigured such that length 50 corresponds to the distance between firstanchors 18 and fourth anchors 44 such that substrate 24 extendslongitudinally throughout both cargo area 12 and cargo expansion area 42when first attachment features 26 are coupled with first anchors 18 andsecond attachment features 28 are coupled with fourth anchors 44. Insuch a configuration, substrate 24 may sag or otherwise dependdownwardly somewhat between first longitudinal side 34 and secondlongitudinal side 36 thereof when second attachment features 28 arecoupled with third anchors 22. In another example, a variation ofsubstrate 24 can include additional attachment features (not shown)positioned along the lateral sides 38 and 40 thereof in a position tocouple with third anchors 22. In such an example, when seats 43 are inuse by an occupant, substrate 24 can be left uncoupled with fourthanchors 44 such that substrate 24 extends over cargo area 12 and anexcess portion thereof can depend downwardly behind seats 43 withincargo area 12. In a further variation, substrate 24 can be of anextendable material, such as a mesh, or net with elastic supports toallow substrate 24 to extend between first anchors 18 and either thirdanchors 22 and fourth anchors 44 in a generally taut manner.

As further shown in FIG. 6, a variation of floor anchors 56 can includeanchors 56 positioned within expansion area 42, such as by beingdisposed along a rear surface 33 of seats 43. In such an example, suchanchors 56 can function as floor anchors, as described above, when seats43 are in a stowed position, and can further act as third anchors 22when seats 43 are in a vertical position. Such a configuration can allowsubstrate 24 to act as an extended cargo net to retain objects alongfloor 51 of vehicle 14, including within cargo expansion area 42.

Any of the anchors described above, including first anchors 18, secondanchors 20, third anchors 22, fourth anchors 44, floor anchors 56, orany others of the anchors described herein can be a multi-functionanchor, designated generally as anchor 18 in and with respect to thediscussion of FIGS. 7A-7C. In the example shown, body 62 of anchor 18extends from base 60, such that base 60 can be coupled near any of thevarious locations described herein for anchors, such as first anchors18, second anchors 20, or third anchors 22, among others. Body 62extends from base 60 in a manner such that any number of objects can beretained thereon, including by coupling of first or second attachmentfeatures 26 or 28 therewith. As shown in FIGS. 7A-7C, body 62 extendsalong a path between a first end 64 and a second end 66. Specifically,the path of body 62 is such that a middle portion 68 of body 62 ispositioned so as to be spaced apart from and to extend along base 60such that in profile, such as shown in FIG. 7B (i.e. perpendicular toaxis 72 between first end 64 and second end 66), body 62 defines a hook70. Further, the path of body 62 can be such that body 62 defines aclosed loop 74 with base 60. As such, various objects can be quicklyhung on anchor 18 over hook profile 70, and retained thereon by gravitywith such objects being further quickly removable by lifting off ofanchor 18.

Additionally, objects can be securely fastened onto such an anchor 18 byattachment of a specifically-adapted feature thereof through loop 74.For example, as shown in FIG. 2, both first attachment features 26 andsecond attachment features 28 of substrate 24 can include an attachmentloop 76 and an attachment clip 78. As such, each of the individualattachment features 26 and 28 can be coupled with a respective one ofthe anchors 18, 20, or 22, for example, by positioning attachment loop76 over middle portion 68 of body 62 so as to interengage with hook 70,as shown in FIG. 9. Alternatively, any one of the attachment features 26and 28 can be coupled with a respective anchor 18, 20, or 22, forexample, by engaging the clip portion 78 thereof with the body 62thereof such that the clip surrounds body 62 and passes through loop 74,thereby retaining attachment clip 78 on the corresponding anchor 18, 20,or 22, as shown in FIG. 8. Such varying coupling options of substrate 24with a corresponding anchor 18, 20, or 22, allows for a user to select atype of coupling at any of the various points of coupling betweensubstrate 24 and vehicle cargo area 12. For example, a user may desireto have substrate 24 coupled at second attachment features 28 with thirdanchors 22 using attachment clips 78 so that substrate 24 can be pulledtightly over cargo area 12 when substrate 24 is used as a cargo cover.Similarly in such type of use, the user may desire to couple firstattachment features 26 with first anchors 18 using attachment loops 76so as to easily be able to couple substrate 24 in position or removesubstrate 24 from such a position to gain access to any objects withincargo area 12. In a further example, when substrate 24 is used as acargo net such as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a user may desire to coupleboth first attachment features 26 and second attachment features 28 withfloor anchors 56 using attachment clips 78 to maintain substrate 24 inthe desired position adjacent to floor 51 of cargo area 12 when objectsare positioned thereunder.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, an additional pair of anchors 82 can bedisposed on a portion of vehicle liftgate 80 such that substrate 24 canbe coupled therewith using either of first attachment features 26 orsecond attachment features 28. In such use substrate 24 can be allowedto freely depend downwardly from liftgate 80, when in the open position,to form a curtain over cargo area 12 or can be further supported using apair of poles 86 coupled with the attachment features 26 or 28 oppositethose coupled with liftgate anchors 82. Support poles 86 can beconfigured to rest on the ground adjacent vehicle 14 or can, as shown inFIG. 10, couple with a portion of vehicle 14 adjacent cargo opening 16.

As further shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 a plurality of ceiling anchors 92can be disposed along ceiling 90 of vehicle 14. Substrate 24 can then becoupled with ceiling anchors 92 using one or both of first and secondattachment features 26 and 28. As shown in FIG. 12 first attachmentfeatures 26 can be used to couple with a rearward pair of ceilinganchors 92 adjacent seats 43 to form a cargo curtain dependingdownwardly from ceiling 90 behind seats 43. Further, as shown in FIG.13, second attachment features 28 can be coupled with additional ceilinganchors 97 such that substrate 24 is in the form of a ceiling net thatcan retain objects against ceiling 90. Alternatively, second attachmentfeatures 28 can be coupled with respective grab handles (not shown) thatcan be positioned along ceiling 90 in place of the additional ceilinganchors 97.

As shown in FIG. 14, an additional embodiment of substrate 124 is shownhaving a plurality of pockets 196 disposed therealong. Pockets 196 canbe positioned so as to be available for access by a user when substrate124 is in a position similar to the pouch position shown in FIG. 3, forexample. In such an embodiment, pockets 196 can further be available foruse by a user for the storage of objects or the like when substrate 124is in others of the various positions and configurations shown withrespect to substrate 124 in FIGS. 1-13, as discussed above.

It will be understood by one having ordinary skill in the art thatconstruction of the described invention and other components is notlimited to any specific material. Other exemplary embodiments of theinvention disclosed herein may be formed from a wide variety ofmaterials, unless described otherwise herein.

For purposes of this disclosure, the term “coupled” (in all of itsforms, couple, coupling, coupled, etc.) generally means the joining oftwo components (electrical or mechanical) directly or indirectly to oneanother. Such joining may be stationary in nature or movable in nature.Such joining may be achieved with the two components (electrical ormechanical) and any additional intermediate members being integrallyformed as a single unitary body with one another or with the twocomponents. Such joining may be permanent in nature or may be removableor releasable in nature unless otherwise stated.

It is also important to note that the construction and arrangement ofthe elements of the invention as shown in the exemplary embodiments isillustrative only. Although only a few embodiments of the presentinnovations have been described in detail in this disclosure, thoseskilled in the art who review this disclosure will readily appreciatethat many modifications are possible (e.g., variations in sizes,dimensions, structures, shapes and proportions of the various elements,values of parameters, mounting arrangements, use of materials, colors,orientations, etc.) without materially departing from the novelteachings and advantages of the subject matter recited. For example,elements shown as integrally formed may be constructed of multiple partsor elements shown as multiple parts may be integrally formed, theoperation of the interfaces may be reversed or otherwise varied, thelength or width of the structures and/or members or connector or otherelements of the system may be varied, the nature or number of adjustmentpositions provided between the elements may be varied. It should benoted that the elements and/or assemblies of the system may beconstructed from any of a wide variety of materials that providesufficient strength or durability, in any of a wide variety of colors,textures, and combinations. Accordingly, all such modifications areintended to be included within the scope of the present innovations.Other substitutions, modifications, changes, and omissions may be madein the design, operating conditions, and arrangement of the desired andother exemplary embodiments without departing from the spirit of thepresent innovations.

It will be understood that any described processes or steps withindescribed processes may be combined with other disclosed processes orsteps to form structures within the scope of the present invention. Theexemplary structures and processes disclosed herein are for illustrativepurposes and are not to be construed as limiting.

We claim:
 1. A cargo management system for a vehicle, comprising: firstand second pairs of anchors positioned adjacent each other, and a thirdpair of anchors positioned remote from the first pair; and a flexiblesubstrate having a first pair of attachment features coupleable with thefirst pair of anchors and a second pair of attachment featuresselectively coupleable with the second pair or third pair of anchors;wherein: a distance between the first pair of anchors and the third pairof anchors is about equal to a length of the substrate; and the firstand second pairs of anchors are disposed at a height above a floor of acargo area of the vehicle equal to about one-half of the length of thesubstrate.
 2. The cargo management system of claim 1, wherein: thesubstrate defines a rectangle having first and second long sides andfirst and second short sides; and the first pair of attachment featuresis disposed along the first short side with first and second ones of thefirst pair of anchors respectively disposed at intersections of thefirst short side with the first and second long sides, and the secondpair of attachment features is disposed along the second short side withfirst and second ones of the second pair of anchors respectivelydisposed at intersections of the second short side with the first andsecond long sides.
 3. The cargo management system of claim 1, whereineach of the first, second, and third pairs of anchors has a first anchordisposed on a first lateral side of a cargo area of the vehicle and asecond anchor disposed on a second lateral side of the cargo area of thevehicle.
 4. The cargo management system of claim 1, wherein the secondpair of anchors is positioned adjacent the first pair of anchors at adistance such that, when the first pair of attachment features iscoupled with the first pair of anchors and the second pair of attachmentfeatures is coupled with the second pair of anchors, the substratedefines a first edge extending between the first attachment features, asecond edge extending between the second attachment features, and apouch portion extending downwardly between the first and second edges.5. The cargo management system of claim 4, wherein the substrateincludes a pocket thereon that is positionable on an outwardly disposedsurface of the pouch portion.
 6. The cargo management system of claim 1,wherein: the vehicle includes a cargo area of the vehicle having awindow therein; and the first, second, and third pairs of anchors arepositioned adjacent to and below the window.
 7. The cargo managementsystem of claim 1, further including a plurality of floor anchorspositioned adjacent a floor of a cargo area of the vehicle, wherein onesof the first and second pair of attachment features are respectivelycoupleable with ones of the floor anchors to position the substrate as acargo net adjacent the floor of the cargo area.
 8. The cargo managementsystem of claim 1, further including a fourth pair of anchors coupled ona vehicle liftgate associated with a cargo opening of the vehicle, thefirst pair or second pair of attachment features being coupleable withthe fourth pair of anchors such that the substrate depends downwardlyfrom the liftgate when the liftgate is in an open position.
 9. The cargomanagement system of claim 8, further including a first support polecoupleable with one of the second pair of attachment features when thefirst pair of attachment features is coupled with the fourth pair ofanchors such that the substrate is suspended between the liftgate andthe support pole.
 10. The cargo management system of claim 1, furtherincluding a plurality of ceiling anchors positioned adjacent a ceilingof the vehicle, wherein ones of the first and second pair of attachmentfeatures are respectively coupleable with ones of the ceiling anchors toposition the substrate as a cargo net adjacent the ceiling of thevehicle.
 11. The cargo management system of claim 1, wherein the thirdanchors are within a cargo extension area of the vehicle.